Parole criteria are prescribed

Pridnestrovian legislation prescribed specific criteria that the court must take into consideration when applying parole to convicts. The legislations initiated on behalf of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vadim Krasnoselsky were adopted in the second final reading. A working group was formed for this purpose. The authors of the legislations were thePMR Prosecutor Anatoly Guretsky and Vice-Speaker of Parliament Galina Antyufeyeva.

The amendments have been made to the Criminal, Criminal-Executive Criminal Procedure Codes and to the law “On institutions and bodies executing criminal penalties in the form of imprisonment”.

The convicted person to receive parole must meet the criteria for correction and compensate in whole or in part for the damage caused by the crime in the amount determined by the court decision. Convicted pregnant women and women with children under 3 years of age must actually serve at least a quarter of the sentence for a minor crime. When considering a convicted person's request for parole, the court takes into consideration his behavior, attitude to study and work during the entire period of serving his sentence, including available incentives and penalties. Partial or full compensation for damage caused or otherwise compensation for harm caused as a result of the crime is taken into account. If a convicted person is prescribed compulsory treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse, the court will take into consideration the attitude towards treatment and the results of treatment.

The criteria that the court must take into account for the application of parole are prescribed so that there is a correct approach to its application, the vice-speaker emphasized. Galina Antyufeyeva added that in this way the convicts will strive for quick release from places of imprisonment in order to return to their families and prevent further crimes.

Parole does not mean complete release, it was explained at the Supreme Council. A probationary period is expected, during which a person must prove his correction. The punishment is renewed if there are violations.